Valerie is the founder and Co-Artistic Producer of Visceral Visions, and an award-winning multidisciplinary artist who performs, writes, directs, dramaturges, and produces. An avid storyteller with a background in classical music (B.Mus, flute), dance (ballet, tap, jazz), acting, and magazine publishing, who works in theatre, opera, film/TV, voiceover, and the written word, Valerie is also the founder and creative visionary of CultureBrew.Art, and an acknowledged leader on issues of equity and decolonization in the Canadian arts sector. Her first producing credit was the Dora-nominated premiere of The Yoko Ono Project, written by Jean Yoon; since making Vancouver her home, she has developed and/or produced the premieres of five productions, including Marie Clements’ Indigenous blues-rock multimedia musical, The Road Forward. A recipient of the Enbridge playRites Award for Emerging Canadian Playwright and the John Moffat + Larry Lillo Prize, she has been artist-in-residence with National Arts Centre (Ottawa) and Shadbolt Centre for the Arts (Burnaby), and guest artist with Primary Colours/couleurs primaire’s Banff Centre residency. She is a long-time member of Canadian Actors’ Equity, UBCP/ACTRA, and Playwrights Guild of Canada, and an alumnus of the Banff Centre for the Arts’ Cultural Leadership program. A recipient of UBCP/ACTRA’s International Women’s Day Award for “outstanding contributions to the Union, the industry, and causes of social justice”, Valerie was one of 11 artists honoured with a Lieutenant Governor’s Platinum Jubilee Arts & Music Award in recognition of her “exceptional contributions to the arts” in BC in 2022.

Anju is an active, multi-disciplinary artist who has worked in the non-profit and arts sector for over 15 years. Alongside her passion for the arts, Anju is excited about the ways in which she can apply technology in her work in arts and the non-profit sector. Anju's degree in Philosophy from Simon Fraser University trained her for critical and analytic thinking, as well as a love for problem solving. Following her studies, her training was nicely rounded out by her experience working in arts and non-profit organizations where she developed values that prioritize people, relationships, and more equitable practices. Anju brings to CultureBrew.Art a breadth of skills including experience from the tech sector, non-profit management, human resources training, and a strong history of operations experience. As an artist and musician, Anju’s contributions and interests cross several artistic disciplines, an important element of CultureBrew.Art, and she brings extensive experience creating, producing, and showing artistic work.

Anju has been a member of the CBA team since 2018, and Co-Director since 2022.

Born and raised on the unceded territories of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tseil-Waututh peoples (colonially known as “Vancouver”), now based primarily in Tkaronto (“Toronto”), C.E. Gatchalian (he/him/his) is a queer Filipinx diasporic author, editor, playwright, dramaturge, teacher and consultant of Tagalog, Ilocano, and Spanish ancestry. The author of six books and co-editor of two anthologies, he was the 2013 recipient of the Dayne Ogilvie Prize and a three-time Lambda Literary Award finalist. His plays have been produced nationally and internationally, as well as on radio and television. Formerly Artistic Producer of the frank theatre company, he is currently Community Engagement Producer for CultureBrew.Art. His memoir, Double Melancholy: Art, Beauty and the Making of a Brown Queer Man, was published in 2019 by Arsenal Pulp Press, and he is currently co-editing Magdaragat: An Anthology of Filipino-Canadian Writing, to be published by Cormorant Books in Spring 2023. Fun facts: he parents a handsome black feline named Loki, loves the very white music of Bach and ABBA, and is delving into the living Indigenous Filipino tradition of Babaylan. cegatchalian.com

Chris has been a member of the CBA team since 2020.

Photo: Raymond Shum, Tempest Photo

Angela Moore has been a professional actress for over 30 years in film, TV and theatre. Notable performances include guest starring in the Netflix’s A Series of Unfortunate Events, principal roles in Amazon’s The Stand and Netflix’s Maid, supporting lead in Lifetime’s The Christmas Aunt and recurring on ABC’s The Good Doctor and A Million Little Things, and as Darlene Fowler in the CW’s Nancy Drew. In 2016, she was nominated for a Leo in the Best Supporting Actress category for the web series, Coded. She is currently a series regular as Bakta on the MGM+ series, From, in its 4th season.

As a proud mother and devout Buddhist, Angela is continually inspired to create value in her life and in the lives of others. She recently completed two terms as an Executive Board Director at UBCP/ACTRA, chair of the BIPOC Committee, and co-chair of the Women’s Committee. She has been a vocal advocate for hair and makeup equity in Canada, and was most recently recognized with UBCP/ACTRA’s Life Member Award and 2025 International Women's Day Award. 

Angela joined the CBA team in 2025.

Born and raised in Vancouver, singer, event producer, and sound facilitator Larisa Sanders uses music as a medium to foster community. She is passionate about serving as a bridge between individuals with diverse creative outlets, namely within the street art communities, and with an emphasis on underrepresented voices. She believes strongly in the healing properties of music and vibration, and uses sound as a tool for regulation for self and others.

With her project The Stew Jams on an indefinite hiatus, she is now channeling all of her love into her 5-piece hip-hop/R&B girl group, NADUH. 

Larisa has been a member of the CBA team since 2021.

Kip Chow (they/them) has engaged in various forms of collaborative storytelling for more than 10 years. While they were completing their BA in English and psychology at UBC, they (co-)facilitated spaces for other marginalized community members both within and outside of the institution. They live, work, and learn as an uninvited guest on the unceded territories of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh First Nations. 

Kip has been a member of the CBA team since 2024.

Matt has been a DJ for the past 14 years, a promoter for 3 years, and graphic designer for 9 years. Matt graduated from New Media Design and Web Development at BCIT, having built up web and graphic design skills which will be reinforced by years of experience working with artists.

Matt has been a member of the CBA team since 2021.